Brush was going into the game with a league record of 2-1 and came out at 2-2 as the Reds outmatched them 50-40 on a pysically aggressive level.

The Lady Beetdiggers came out strong and led at the half by 10 points, but then something happened over halftime.

The game changed completely. The way the teams played, the way it was called, maybe even the atmosphere in the gym, and the Reds would be the one who would be victorious.

"It was frustrating because we couldn't match their physicality, they played belly to belly defense and if you can get away with that, well that's great defense, if you can pull it off," said head coach Tom George.

Shelby Wolever opened up the game with a basket about a minute into play to make it 2-0 but the Reds answered right back and then some to make it 4-2, before Brush could even get back on their side of the court it was 5-2 Eaton after a free throw.

Wolever sank a basket to pull Brush within one, and Alex White picked up two points to make it 7-6.

Kristen Berg popped a free throw to the game up at 7-7, and then got a ball of the rebound and put it in for the 'Diggers to take the lead at 9-7. A basket from Berg and a three-pointer from Wolever ended the first quarter at 14-10 Brush.

Melissa Wahlert stepped into the game and started off with a three-pointer to make it 17-10, then Brush walked off with an explosive round of baskets from Berg to make it 26-10.

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Eaton got the next three baskets unanswered to end the first half at 26-16 Brush.

The Reds continued that streak to start the second half, and it didn't stop until the game was tied at 26-26 and then Eaton the lead at 28-26.

Emma Mortensen finally answered with a basket to tie it up at 28-28, but Eaton hit a three to make it 31-28, and White hit a desperate buzzer-beating two pointer to bring the 'Diggers within one point at the end of the third 31-30.

At the beginning of the final quarter the Eaton added some padding to its lead at 34-30, which was proving to be difficult for Brush to make up as the girls kept getting more and more flustered with Eaton defense leaving no breathing room face to face.

Wolever finally stepped in with a basket to make it 34-32, but the Reds then upped the lead to 38-32. Mortensen sank a basket to make it 41-34, but the Reds walked off again to make it 44-34.

After White sank a basket to make it 44-36, the Reds answered 46-36 with two minutes left, which took about 15 minutes to play as both teams, especially the Reds, lived on the foul line for the fourth quarter.

Casey Blake had some free throws, and Berg sank another basket, but the Reds had already done their damage and put such a press on Brush that there no room to fight back.

"All we can do now is go back to the drawing boards for Estes Park, we've seen them play and they are aggressive and physical too, we know what we have to do," said George.